Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics 4/18/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Baltimore Orioles open a four-game series on the road against the Oakland Athletics. Baltimore is 2-6 following its 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday. Cedric Mullins produced the only runs for Baltimore with a two-run home run in the third inning. Baltimore is last in the American League East, trailing the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays by 2 ½ games.

Anthony Santander is batting .304 to lead Baltimore and the right fielder has a team high .500 on-base percentage. Center fielder Cedric Mullins is the leader in home runs with two and RBIs with eight while designated hitter Trey Mancini is the leader in hits with eight. On Monday, Baltimore will send Spenser Watkins to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA, 1 K and 2 BBs.

Oakland improved to 5-4 following its 7-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Crisitan Pache belted a home run in the ninth inning to put Oakland. Sean Murphy also homered for the Athletics. Oakland is tied for second in the American League West with the Los Angeles Angels, a half-game behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Second baseman Tony Camp is batting .267 to lead Oakland. Catcher Shawn Murphy is the leader in home runs two and hits with nine. Left fielder Seth Brown is the leader in RBIs with eight and shortstop Elvis Andrus is the leader in on-base percentage at .351. On Monday, Oakland will send Frankie Montas to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA, 12 Ks and 1 BBs.